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this methodology peer- reviewed by a non - interested third party, meaning someone who <br />is not from Pleasanton, who was not involved with Measures PP and QQ, someone who <br />would strictly look at the methodology. He added that he liked what he heard about the <br />methodology in terms of its calculations because it seems logical to him; however, he is <br />not a specialist in that area and thinks it is important to have someone come in and say <br />that this is a good methodology. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that he must be mistaken because he thought Commissioner Blank <br />wanted someone to check the actual calculations as opposed to the methodology. <br />Commissioner Blank replied that his preference would be to have someone weigh in on <br />both. <br />Commissioner Olson stated that that is his view as well and thinks the methodology <br />needs to be peer- reviewed. <br />Chair Pentin agreed. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that there is a number of ways this can be interpreted. He added that <br />he thinks Mr. Inderbitzen raised some good points about there are other ways to do it. <br />He added that staff can get ten people and get ten different opinions. <br />Commission Pearce stated that that might be valuable information for the Commission <br />to have just going forward. <br />Mr. Dolan indicated that he understands that however, as he mentioned earlier, he <br />could get multiple opinions and the breadth of approaches is going to be very broad. <br />Commissioner Olson stated that he would like to see multiple opinions, and it would be <br />the job of the Commission to resolve that and come up with a decision on how to <br />proceed. <br />Mr. Dolan noted that the opinion of an engineer is not necessarily the correct source of <br />review. He indicated that it is kind of a common sense approach. He stated that staff <br />will give that some thought and provide multiple opinions; he just is not sure who to ask <br />as the interpretation of ten lay people is just as valid as an engineer's interpretation of <br />that language. <br />Commissioner Olson noted that based on what has been said tonight, it is clear that <br />there is a grey area here that needs to be resolved. <br />Commissioner O'Connor stated that he thinks there may be differing opinions when it <br />comes to the methodology of determining what is a ridge or a ridgeline, but it should be <br />pretty clear for civil engineers what is 25 percent and what is not on a topography map, <br />that nine out of ten should be pretty close to one other. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 14, 2012 Page 26 of 35 <br />